Simmtronics to Be the Indian Motorola?

After all the brouhaha created over Moto X, looks like Indian manufacturers are not far behind. Simmtronics has decided to launch the first ever completely Indian phone!

Motorola created waves with their Moto X smartphone. Right at the onset, the phone was marketed on mainly two platforms: of it being a customised phone and that it was a patriotic phone. Motorola even went to the extent of asking their partner Flextronics to set up base in Texas, USA, so the claims of the phone being a “patriotic” device could be justified!

After all the brouhaha created over Moto X, looks like Indian manufacturers are not far behind. Simmtronics has decided to launch the first ever completely Indian phone!

While we do have Indian manufacturers like Karbonn, lava, Micromax and the others pegging their phones as desi devices, the phone are just designed in India. The assembly happens in the (dreaded) China from where they are shipped to India. So while the phones might be called Indian, they are only semi-Indian in the true sense.

Simmtronics plans to change that with the launch of their true ‘desi’ phone. Simmtronics is looking at setting up an assembly plant at their factory in Delhi where the desi phone will be assembled. While the company is a little sceptical of all the phones being made in India, they are considering an option of getting the first batch of phones from China and later switching to completely assembling the phones in India.

__GOOGLEADCODE__According to a report by Economic Times, "Android smartphones sold by local players in India are assembled and manufactured in China. They are imported into India," said Indrajit Sabharwal, managing director of Simmtronics. "We will manufacture the phones in India. We will get chips like processors from Taiwanese or Chinese firms and manufacture the printed circuit boards and mainboards for the phones in our local factory."

When it comes to features, the company is confident of matching up to the specifications and features provided by the current local brands. Meaning, Simmtronics will also look at providing good specifications and features at a budget price. Also, as the phones are completely Indian, the company will have an additional price advantage as the price of shipping can be removed.

While we were, are and will be totally against the NaMo phablet inspired by Narendra Modi, we definitely applaud the efforts of Simmtronics at launching an Indian phone. With the demand for smartphones in India, it was high time that India as an assembly ground arose instead of just being the dumping ground for older phone models (read iPhones).

Do we see an Indian Motorola in the making? While we are disappointed about Moto X not coming to Asian markets, it would sure not hurt to have a Simmtronics phone with customisations at a budget price and advanced features! They could perhaps name their first device Jai Hind! What say?